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Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar

Born: 6 April 1956, Rajapur, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Staffordshire, India.
Known As: Dilip Vengsarkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Auckland, 1st Test, 1975/76
Last Test:
India v Australia at Perth, 5th Test, 1991/92

ODI Debut:
India v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1st ODI, 1975/76
Last ODI:
India v South Africa at New Delhi, 3rd ODI, 1991/92

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1987

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  116  185  22  6868  166   42.13  17  35   78   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               7.5    1    36    0    -     -      0   0    -   4.59

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  129  120  19  3508  105   34.73  67.73   1  23   37   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               1      0     4    0    -     -      0   0    -   4.00

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1975/76 - 1991/92)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  260  390  52 17868  284   52.86  55  87  179   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               199   126    1 126.00  1-31    0   0 199.0  3.79

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1975/76 - 1991/92)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  174  162  25  4835  105   35.29   1  35   51   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                12     8    0    -     -      0   0    -   4.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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He burst upon the scene as a talented teenager when he scored a breezy 110 for Bombay against the Rest of India in the Irani Trophy match at Nagpur in 1975, in the process taking a heavy toll of Bedi and Prasanna, then at their peak. On his immense potential, he was straightaway inducted into the Indian team but success was rather slow in coming. It was not until the tour of Australia in 1977-78 that Dilip Vengsarkar established himself in the side and for the next 15 years he was one of the batting bulwarks. Tall and slimly built, Vengsarkar was basically an elegant strokeplayer but on his day which was often - he could be a tormentor of even the strongest attacks. He was India's No 3 for many years and from that pivotal position guided the fortunes of the country's batting for more than a decade.

From the late 70s to the late 80s, Vengsarkar was among the best batsmen in the country and, during a purple patch in the 80s, he was very nearly the leading player in the world. From 1986 to 1988, in 16 Tests, he scored eight hundreds. Vengsarkar's best known feat of course is being the first to score three hundreds against England at Lord's. A superb player of the drive, Vengsarkar could also pull effortlessly and hook fearlessly. With Sunil Gavaskar he holds the Indian record for the second wicket in Tests - 344 unbroken against West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79. He led the country in ten Tests, but lost the captaincy in 1989 following a controversial tour to the USA to play some festival matches. He lost his place in the side temporarily and though brought back for a few games in the early 90s he was never really the same commanding player. At the time of his retirement in 1992, he was second only to Gavaskar in runs and centuries scored in Tests. He now runs the Elf cricket academy in Mumbai.(Partab Ramchand)


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